- WHAT FOR
The subject matters, but it’s not fundamental. It’s the idea, the hint, the inspiration—“memories arrested in space.” - TIMING
It is crucial to pay attention to the historical context. For instance, it’s difficult to understand Malevich’s Black Square without looking back at the Russian avant-garde ideas of 1915: “I envisaged the revolution as having no colour… Anarchy is coloured black.” - FASCINATION
Open your mind to the unknown. Turn on your imagination. Put on the artist’s glasses, or try to find a link—your intrinsic affirmation of what you feel.
Here is a wonderful example: “Woman with Sunflowers” by Tania Parchouto. A black-and-white inverted negative, it attempts to return to the basics—rock paintings, children’s drawings. The layering of textures and colors, the interplay of black with tiny islands of high-pitched blues and pinks, creates a captivating experience. The work is fully imbued with symbolic meanings.
